West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-05-26
NEWS IN BRIEF


Six persons have been killed and robbed in
the vicinity OF Odr,u, n small town in Aus
tria Silcsia, by man who was recently no
leased from prison. The murderer has not
yet been arrested
The Saloonkoepcrs arrested IN Allegheny,
Pa, for selling liquor ON Sunday were nearly
all women.
In Berlin, ON Sunday last, eleven persons
committed suicide or attempted to take their
own lives.
Al Niuevah, Broomo county, N. Y, Tues
day night, Merchant Bennett killed an un-
known burglar whom no found in his store
James NJ. Howard, OF Valparaiso, Ind, n
local attorney for tho Nicl,lc Plate road, was
the man found murdered at Chicago a fow
days ago.
James p. McCabc, who was sentenced TO
he hanged at Honesdalc, Pa, ON May 20 for
murder of Michael Reilly made his escape
from tho Wayne county Jail
J. " Barbour, n well-to-do citizen of Grant
county, Kentucky, has obtained verdict for
$1,000 damages against Il. o. Stevenson, OF
Ohio, FOR the seduction OF his daughter, aged
IA.
a gloomy feeling pervades the hop districts
of Central New York. The past two years
of misfortune brought distress TO many, and
the uniform report by hop farmers is that a
third bad y0lr is before them.
The report of the Illinois Senate Special
Committee to investigate the State printing
frauds, which denounced the printing com
bine and recommended that no moro money
bc appropriated for work under them, was
adopted almost unanimously.
Sophia Kemp, German woman aged 90
years, fell or jumped from the roof of her
residence, in New York, and was instantly
killed. She left "A letter stating that she had
given false evidence against her son and thus
caused him TO be imprisoned.
An investigation of tho accounts of ex
City Treasurer Reed, who left Bismarck, Da-
kota, for parts unknown, shows that his shor-
tago docs not exceed $1,000. Reeds friends
scout the idea that he has gone TO Canada.
lie is the nephew of the late Alexander Mitch.
ell
The chain gang at Eric, Pa. went on n
strike against appearing on the street with
balland Chnin ornaments, scrnping up dirt
tary confinement with n liberal supply OF
OF bread and wnter for sustenance served to
change their minds, and they were glad to
declare the strike of
LOWS Brewer and W. IT, Harrison, CON.
ductor and engineer of the train which was
wrecked at Silver Creek, N. Y, when Ia per-
SONS were killed, have been acquitted of man
slaughter, for which they were tried.
a conspiracy has been discovered to rob
the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley
Railway Telegraph Company at Douglass,
Wyoming. 9. i. Bander, the local manager,
forfeited his bond and few The robbery
was in over-charges and embozzlcment.
The New York Senate has passed a bin
which prohibits under penalty OF six
months imprisonment, employers of laborers
from coercing any person TO sign an agrce-
ment not 10 enter any labor organization as
a condition for securing employment
Fierce gales have prevailed and great dam.
age has been done in various parts OF Eng
nnd. In Kent tho wind blew with the vio-
lcnce Of hurricane. Snow and hail storms
have been experienced in the lake districts OF
Scotland In London the trees i'm the parks
were injured and many we're blown down.
Many wrecks arc reported TO have occurred
on the coast.
There are dark rumors OF Doodle in tho IL
linois Legislature over certain bills intended
10 apply 90 Lord Scully and his 80 600 acres
Of land in Logan county His Lordship is an
nlscnteo landlord, residing in Ireland while
his estates in Illinois are managed on the Eu-
ropcan plan by an agent A member Of the
legislature charges that there have been
transactions on tho subject Of the3e bills be-
wcou Lord Scully and certain members Of
.c House which cannot be made public with.
sInirching somebody
Henry Schwartz and Newton Watt the
Rock Island train robbers, have been son.
tcnccl IN imprisonment for life Leave was
granted the prisoners TO file bill Of cxcep.
tions
= In Howard county, Arkansas. Saturday
evening during a icorm two men named Cox
and Schafcr took refuge under tree, which
was struck by lightning and both Of them
were killed
H. is currently reported At Detroit that the
widow Of the late Alexander Mitchell will
contest his viii ~ gave her 500 900 I'm
bonds, the homestead free of taxes or ASSESS
ments during her life and an annuity of
&jO.OOO
Tho insurance ou tho property destroyed MT
Lake Linden, Michigan. amounts 10 s3J1 .OJo
Two fatalities occurred John Casey wos
burned in n barn and Andrew Holzbergcr
had his skull crushed Chicago and MHwau.
kce merchants arc contributing 10 the suffer
crs
During q terrific rain auI thunder storm
Sunday night a party OF men with 4oyernl
horses were ou Pine island. iu the Tennessee
river Tho tree under which they wcro
standing was struck by lightning ani all the
horses were killed 10 is suppouI chat the
men were fatally shocked
a Miscr's Hoard Discovered
An eccentric old man named VIM. Small
mg who for inuuy years bad lived the life of
hermit boz "a lonely shnnty ON the banks of
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